The Bourbon news. (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, July 06, 1897, Image 3

Image and text provided by University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

rJriHlfVV3-THE BLUEBELLS OF OLDAs the famishing wretch with the gluttonous eyesGases fiercely where plentys arrayedSo I eagerly turn from these colorless sKiesTo the cedars embowering shadeThere we wandered at will in the grasswet with dew xHaving never a care to evadeThere the breeze swept the leaves till thosun shimmered throughOn thebluebells that grew in the shade-Ah the bliss laden hours that dreamilypassedUnawares while we aimlessly strayedThey were dearer than aught that awaitsin the vastSomber depths of shadeCan the future restore to the heart of themanThe unsullied delights of the boyCan the years which are part of futuritysplanGive him back youths unreasoning joyWill the cares and the burdens of wearisome daysEver pass and his soul be arrayedIn the innocent mirth of the laddie whoplaysWhere the bluebells grow sweet in theshadeIdle fancies No more m the days that maydawnShall he live as he lived when he playedin the hope haloed years that are fadedand goneFrom the bluebells that bloomed In theshadeStill doth memory bide to recall to hisheartVanished pleasures he knew by thestreamArid she graciously leads him at eveningapartFor an hour to dwell in a dreamFrank Putnam in Chitago Times HeraldGflPTflIN CLOSEBY CAPTAIN CIIAKIiES KINGLCopyright 1894 by J B Lippincott CoXVII ContinuedBut the sergeant dared not take theresponsibility of disregarding his instructions and was wiser than Lambert in the wiles of Indian warfareTd go myself gladly lieutenant hesaid but orders are orders and a partyof four or five would be surroundedand cut off and massacred before youfairly realized that an Indian was nearyou Then Lambert had appealed tothe Texans and the captain had replied as above and then just when hewas giving up in despair a sergeant4i nd tw o men dust covered and withhorses in a lather of foam rode furiously in from the Waco trailIs it true cried the sergeant as hesaw the unusual gathering at campWe met a feller half way over to Brayos riding like hell warning folks theIndians were to the north and he saidthey had jumped the stage this side ofCliente Its true And you haventpne anything Mount every soundjnan youve got and give us freshhorsesMy orders -were to take care be-Damn your orders I bring laterThe old man didnt believe it and had asure thing ahead of him or hed haveturned back with the hull outfit Whyman that stage or whats left of itaint thirty miles away an you fellerssitting herelike so many damn womenAnd the trooper flung himself from thevsaddle at -the word and then caughtsight of Lamberts forage cap and eagerfaceGet me a horse tob sergeant Illgo with you Im Lieut Lambert aclassmate of your second lieutenantYoull go in command sir and werewith you six of us anyhow Ive heardCorporal Walton speak of you siroften How many of you fellers 11 gohe demanded eagerly of the knot ofTexans while the few troopers hustledabout saddling spare horses and levying on the list of invalid mounts toosore or too feeble for a long chase butgood enougb for a thirty mile dashwhen it was life or death at the endof it In an instant the whole atmosphere seemed changed charged withozone electric force magnetismsomething for the snap and spirit ofthe newcomer flashed from man toman Lambert a stranger and withoutauthority in the premises could effectnothing Sergt Dolan a war veterana man they all knew and clothed withpower as coming direct from that military demi god the captainhad a dozenmen armed equipped in saddle andready for business in ten minutes Sixwere soldiers six civilians who halflaughingly ranged their raw bonedTexas ponies in line with the mountingtroopers and Dolan sung out to LamTjert who had raided his classmatestent for extra boots and riWing breeches Were ready sirIn the hot May sunshine at highTioon they wentloping northward overthe lovely prairie spasgled with wildflowers the Colorado twistkigand turning like a silver serpent in its green bedtotheir left Five miles out a wretchedhalf demented creature hailed themfrom a clump of willows by a littlescream Youre too late you fellersThey aint anything left alive fromthe Paloma to the Caliente exceptlndians The countrys alive with themGood by to your scalps if you ventureever that ridge And he pointed tothe long low line of bluffs thatspannedthe horizon to the northwest One manstopped to question but speedily camegalloping on in pursuit Hes scaredout of his wits He cant prove wdrathesays was the brief Teport to Lambertand tbe sergeant now riding side bysideat the head of the little columnAnother hour and closer to the riverthey were following the meandering-of the stage road and the ridge loomedhigher ahead Two more settlers hadbeen passed and they were exaggerative beyond cany semblance of probability The Indians numbered thousands the dead hundreds The stageha been warned not to push on beyondPaloma bluffs last night but persistedin art attempt to reach the Caliente ColSweet and party hadjjbeen butchered loa man victims of his own rash effortto ad the poor fellows at the stationfjI-scraggyhailedYesor otherroadVv4UJ1Tand of his criminal disregard of TexanwarningsWell know the truth in an hourlieutenant so theres no use wastingtime with those beggars You can seethe Paloma from yonder bluffs wasDolans onlv commentJust at one oclock he foaming pantinghorseswere reined in and the girthsloosened while Lambert guided by theveteran Indian fighter crawled cautiously up the height in front of themHalf the men dismounted were stahoned with ready rifle or carbine wherethey could command every approachWho could say whether Indians werenot even then lurking in every ravine0A young Texan following the roadpushed on cautiously to the point soas to scout the trail beyond Withdrooping heads and heaving flanks themotley herd were huddled in a littleswale to the right of the road theirholders eagerly watching the youngleader and saying few words WarilyDolan reached and peered over the crestThey could see him pointing couldsee both he and Lambert shading theireyes with their hands and staring awayinto space could see Dolan suddenlyclutch the officers sleeve and crouchinglower point as though to some objects far out oyer the slopes beyondThen down they came eager elasticwith gleaming eyes and glowing facesMount men mount Theres a fightnot five miles ahead sang out Dolanand swinging into saddle with Lambert only a length in lead struck spursto bis horse the whole squad clatteringat their heels Young Texas peeringaround the point heard them comingand threw a long leanlog overpony See anythinghisheIndians attacking somethingbout a mile to the north of thelooks like adug outo somekindTis a dug out by Gawd I knowthe place Witherells herd used tograze around their last year and heand his boys built that dug out in casethey were attacked and maybe thestage managed to get back there Someones alive else the Indians wouldnt befightingA cheer went up from the foremostmen After all then there wras vestige of hope Lambert eager and impetuous was spurring off to the openprairie that lay beyond a sweepingbend of the stream but Dolan hailedhimNot yet lieutenant not yet Therescome wild arroyos out yonder Stick tothe road sir till we can see the hutIts up a long shallow alley beyondthat second divide I know the placenowBut theyll see us sergeant shouted Lambert as he bent over the pommel and drove his rowels wickedly atthe torn flanks of his poor brute Ihoped to surprise them and chargeLord love you sir theres no surprisingthesebeggars in broad daylightTheyve been watching for some of usnow Lucky they haven t guns ceptold muzzle loaders Theyve mostlynothing but bows and lancesThe horses were panting furiouslynow and some of the squad were stringing out far in the rear Dolan glancingback saw two or three men vainly lashing their exhausted mounts long musket-shotbehindIt wont do lieutenant well have tokeep together or first thing you knowa hulL pack o them yelpin curs 11 burstout of some ravine cut those fellowsoff kill and scalp em and scurry awayon their fresh ponies before we couldget back to help Let em catch up sirWell get there time enoughAnd so more slowly now as advisedby the veteran plainsman Lambert ledhis party the young Texan rangingalongside and riding on his right Hetoo wanted to charge and again old Dolan pointed out the absurdity of itTheir ponies are fresh and nimbleWed never catch them while theycould ride around and split us with theirdamned arrows What we want is- achance with our Spencers and rifles sirthats the way to empty their saddlesand stand em off Look yonder sirAnd then just as Dolan pointed threemounted warriors their war bonnetstrailing over their bounding poniesbacks the first hostile Indians Lambert had ever seen burst from theircovert behind the low divide to theright and went scurrying away towardsthe northward hills in wide detour tojoin their comrades The road disappeared round a gentle rise in the prairie half a mile aheadOut with you Lang andNaughtonsaid the sergeant briskly Go aheadto that point And the two trooperswell knowing what was required ofthem darted on without a word Lambert and the main body following nowat steady trot Before the two thusthroWn in advance had come wiminthree hundred yards of the bend a littlejet of smoke and fire flashed out fromover the ridge followed instantly bytwo others both riders swerved onehorse stumbled and went downhis ridercleverly rolling out from among thestriking struggling hoofs Thats theway theyd have picked you off sirshouted Dolan as the whole party burstinto a gallop and drove straight for theridge Well sweep them aside in asecondThey did not wait to be swept asideSix or -eight painted savages were spinning away over the sward by the timethe troopers came laboring to the topand others circling yelling brandishing their arms and hurling jeer andchallenge over the intervening swalewere in plain view along the oppositeslope not half a mile away Beyondthat lay the scene of the siege and justover it only a few yards away from theroad lay two bloated stiffening objectsat sight of which every horse in thepursuing party shied and snortedThere lay bristling with arrows two ofthestage mules Two hundred jardsf archer the smoulderingTemains of thestage itself with the gashed and mutilated body of a man only a lariatsTeijgth away greted the eyeshot I-sun-tfijrfuxvniOne soft warm evening in early Junequite a family party had gathered onthe veranda of the old white homesteadat Pass Christian The air was rich withthe fragrance of jasmine and magnoliaa great bunch of roses lay on the littletable beside the reclining chair wherepropped up with pillows Mrs Waltonwas placidly enjoying the beauty of themoonlit scene and rapturously contemplating the stalwart form of her soldierson It was too mueh it was too soonto expect of a southern woman evenso customary a thing as a change ofmind when that change involved a confession of interest and pride in the armyblue but the mother did not lire in allthe broad and sorrowing south whosesoul would not have thrilled with prideand delight even though hidden andunconfessed in reading the ringingwords with w7hich in general orders agreat union leader had published to histroops the story of the heroism devotion and soldierly skill with whichCorporal Floyd Walton Troop XFourth cavalry had conducted the defense of the passengers on the Conchostage saving the lives of Brevet LieutCol Sweet who was shot early in theengagement and of two civilians andthough himself twice painfullywounded maintaining the defense andinflicting severe loss upon an overwhelming force of hostile Indians untilfinally relieved bjr the arrival of a detachment of troops and volunteers successfully and gallantly led by Lieut I NLambert teenth infantry woundedand Sergt Dolan Fourth cavalrySergt Walton promoted within theweek had been granted a monthsCrawled cautiously up thothornheight in front oflough as soon as able to travel and withhis arm in a sling had hastened homeward where within the forty eighthours succeeding his arrival he hadtime and time again to tell his story ofthat fearful day They had got within five miles of the Caliente before discovering that only a smoldering ruinremained of the stage station Hearing from fleeing settlers of the sraidCol Sweet had decided to push forward at top speed to reinforce the littleparty of defenders The driver hadurged the same course and the twocivilian passengers had naturally demurred Then when they found it toolate they turned and strove to retracethe road to Lampasas were headed offat dawn but fought a way to Wilherclls old dug out the driver and twosoldiers being killed Col Sweet and thecorporal both shot in the attempt andthe stage abandoned and burned Andthere in that stifling hole without water for the wounded they had foughtoff dash after dash of the Indians buttheir ammunition was almost goneand pnly two men had any fight Iet inthem when they heard the welcomingcrack of the rescuers rifles Even thenthe Indians hung about all the longafternoon and night and Lambert gothis painful wound in heading a littlesquad that ran the gauntlet to a neighboring spring for water for the feveredwounded Of his own conduct Floydhad little to say What else did theyexpect of a Walton was his motherscomment Is bravery so rare an attribute in the federal army but hecould not say enough about youngLambert We were fighting for ourlives we had to fight he said buthe risked his to fetch us water L cnythat young fellows a trump And heflashed a significant glance at Katesiefor Cousin Bart with the imbecility ofmanhood had let that domestic cat outof the bag and then once started hadtold more Floyd Walton under pledgeof secrecy was held a spell bound listener to Cousin Bart the second nightafter his arrival when the rest of thefamily had gone to bed Bart hadbeen celebrating his cousins deeds andrejoicing over his return to the extentof tangling his tongue but Floyd couldnot trip him on his facts If youdont believe melyOucan ask the doetor ask Col Seroggs or altonhell be hyuh tomawwo saidjiis informant Thats the kind of Yarik heis by Gawd suh gan if I thdughtUeywas maw like hiin you bet Idrecvoristruct too But the Lawd dont makeg iTHE BOHRBGxf NEWS TOEDAX JULY 6 1897firingberfc and his foremostmen HereDolanflung himself from his horse tossed thereins to one of the men saying Holdall you can Lead em to the hollowyonder and kneeling drove a longrange shot at some gaudily paintedwarriors clustered about some objecthalf way up the opposite slope A ponyplunged and reared and a yell of rageand defiance went up Man after mannearly all the little squad sprang toearth and opened brisk fire on everyIndian within rifle shot and every manfor himself following the genera leadof Lambert and Dolan strode forwardup the gentle ascent towards a dingymound half earth half logs about aquarter of a mile ahead of them untilDolan shputed right and Jef t CeaseStop your noise ListenAnd borne down the wind faint andfeeble yet exultant there came thesound of distant cheer and the rescuersknew they had not risked their lives invaintoo many like him nor young LamberteitherAnd when Flojd finally went to Jiisroom that night after theing visit to his mothers bedside he satlong at the open casement gazing outon the soft still beauty of the moonlitnight his heart touched and thrillledas it had not been for years and hispride humbled While he waywardand forgetful of their needs had leftmother and sisters to struggle forthemselves and had lost himself in vaindreaming of a sweet faced girl who hehad early enough been warned was notfor him while he reckless selfishweak had abandoned himself to drinkand despair and then to the cold charity of the world it was an alien andanenemy an uncouth soldier in the hatedblue who had stood between the stricken and helpless ones at borne and absolute want and privation The goodangel who ministered to them m theirdistress even when stipulating thatthey should never know whence camethe needed aid and who finally becamethe purchaser of the desolate andruined place thereby supplying themeans to make them so content andcomfortable now wras that creature ofstrong contrasts Capt CloseNot until long after midnight didWalton leave his seat by the open casement and seek his pillow but therewas another watcher whose vigil outlasted his In the little batch of letters brought by Cousin Bart from theport office that evening was one whichbore the Austin stamp and was addressed in Lamberts hand Reading ithurriedly Floyd had changed colorand thrust it in his pocket Katesiewatching him with furtive eyes yetnever trusting herself to a questionIt was Esther who eagerly demandednews of their absent friend Oh yeshes getting better Floyd admittedbut then faltered When was he coming Oh Lambert didnt say Thedoctors probably wouldnt let himtravel just yet The letter was mainly about other matters about ColSweet who didnt seem to be doingns well as they could wish His wifewas on the way to join him DidntLambert send any word or messageNo ne probably wrote in a hurryAnd that night Miss Katesie sat withher dimpled chin buried in her pretty round arms gazing long out uponthe flashing waters a sad silent anddeeply troubled girl There was something in that letter that concerned herand how disagreeable 9he had been toLambert and she just knew it andFloyd was mean and wouldnt tell herAt least this was the burden of hersong when at two oclock in the morning she threw herself sobbing intoEsthers loving arms and Esthersoothing and smiling softly to herselr thought she could soon find meanato comfort herThat week brought other letters anda telegram to Floyd and he had business in New Orleans and must go overfor a da j Lambert yas comingoniiornTexSsand hed fetch him backwi th him Everybody could see hetwasfeverishty impatient to get away anda sad smile flickered about the motcrs Dale lios as she laid her hand ihlllCoi nO-morning-on his head He went by iceboat and hastened to thelevee where the steamers of the Cromwell line came in from New York Heas there hours before the Crescentcame plowing her way up the swollenand turbid river and before she wassighted at English Turn who shouldappear but Lieut Waring and the generals aide-de-camp who had come tosee him during his brief confinementunder guardTO BE CONTINUEDWOMEN AT THE HELMA Place In Russia Where the HousewivesRun the GovernmentAmong the curiosities of the Russiandominions is a group of communes inthe government of Smolensk surrounding the convent of Besjukow where notonly do women vote but where theypractically do all the voting and officeholdingAs the returns from agriculture arevery meager in the district and thereare large towns not far away the maleinhabitants of the Besjukow neighborhood emigrate to these towns early inspring to find work leaving few butwomen and children at home and notcoming- home to attend to the little matter of votingInasmuch as the women have to doall the farm work as well as the housework in this singular community itdoes not seem strange that they ratherinsist upon holding the offices and notassigning them to such old men as maybe about Furthermore it is said thatthey have for a period of several yearsmanaged all the public affairs of theBesjukow district so well that the menare quite content to abandon the tedious work of government to themSometimes when the head womanof the joint communes is presiding overa public assembly of women to passupon important financial and otherconcerns certain of the men have beenknown to come home for the purpose ofmerely looking on and admiringthemethod of procedure or else of heartily felicitating themselves upon beingrid of so bothersome a duty YouthsCompanion fEnglands Fiery DragonsIll the year 1532 various parts of GreatBritain were visited by a remarkablemeteorological phenomenon which thaold authors refer to as the visitation ofthe fire drakes or dragons The author of Contemplation of Mysterieusays In yc latter parte of ye years1532 ye fieri dragons appeared flyingby flocks or companiors in ye ayre having swines snowtes and soiaetirnesthey Were scene foure hundred flyingtogether In speaking of the firedragons in other portions of his workhe says Common people think firedrakes to be spirits Which watch overhidden treasure but the philosopheisaffirm them to be ye result of poisonousvapors Avhlch are spontaneously lightedin ve avre St Louis ReoublicJfL lUiitltkiMJlhim 1 I1T1HTGVrV--VJA TEXAS COMEDYHOW NOT TO NURSEWhich Has Soiuq Inclinations ot aTragretiyMrs Tabitha Jones lifted high herConnecticut nose breathed deeply thebalmy air of south Texas and listenedFrom the kitchen region through theopen window came distinctly thesewords Now git down dar on demcoals you debble an stay darMrs Tabithas Puritan blood wasaroused Hits all erlong ob you efdinnas late but I speck I don fix younow you raskil Had the black woman in a fit of passion and carried awayby atavistic savagery and cannibalismsacrificed her own offspring And MrsTabithas mind reverted to Aunt Cynthias small woolly prototype whichtwo dajs before had arrived along withAunt Cynthias clothes and other effects Her sympathies had halted atthis little creature when she saw itdeposited on her kitchen floor but nowits humanity called to herWith trembling courage she steppedQuickly and softly to the kitchen andslowly advanced her head beyond theedge of the open door The smell ofburning flesh filled her nostrils Atthe front of the stove stood AuntCynthia inner hand lifted threateningly was a large flesh fork on her lips thisfinal taunt - Now I speck you gwinete behave yosef and she jabbed vigorously at something hidden from MrsTabitha by the stoveLooking up the negress caught sightof the pale rigid face projected justbeyond the jam of the door She uttered a loud scream dropped the forkand half fell against the kitchen tableAn ashen hue settled over her dark faceas she gazed at the apparently dissevered head and it was not until MrsTabitha finally presented her full figureat the doorway that Aunt Cynthia wasable to speakWhat done happen in de house MissBithy Is you seen a ghostie shegasped Making a great effort to efficiently oppose her civilization to thebarbarism confronting her Mrs Tabitha said in a qpavering voice Cynthia I know what you have done andyoud ought not to done itAunt Cynthia began to recoverLod GoWd Miss Bithy whats IdoneWhere is your baby solemnlyPomp Hes asleep dey aint nuffin hut him his it and with suddenfright the negress hurried to an adjoining room almost immediately returning with a small bundle of blackand white half asleep but intactHow you done skeer me Miss BithyA faint color began to show on MrsTabithas cheeks Crossing the kitchenshe walked around to the front of thestove Whered you get that chickenshe asked severely pointing to thehalf cooked fowl on the broilerseen dat chicken walkin roun likehes los Miss Bithy so I dess ketchhim an cook him fur dinna and shecontinued to apostrophize the guiltybird while she shook down fresh coalsWith her other arm she tenderly supported the baby against her shoulderN Y JournalThe Vigorous Outburst of a Victimized utlentHelen Hunt Jackson in a letter toher physician destribes a stupid nurseas followsCan I endure the presence of thissurly aimless cow another day KoWhyShe has less faculty than any humanbeing I ever undertook to direct insmall mattersWhen I ask her to bring me anythingshe rises slowly with a movement likenothing I ever saw in my life unless itbe a derrickShe sighs and drops her under jawafter every exertionShe sets with a ponderous inertiawhich produces on me the most remarkable effect I have a morbid impulseto fling my shoes at her head and seewhat would come of itShe asks me in dismal tones if I amvwell in other ways besides my throatconvejing the impression by her slowrolling eyes that I look to her like abundle of unfathonable diseasesShe takes the tray out of a trunk toget some article at the bottom wherearticles always are and having givenme the article asks helplessl if sheshall put the tray back again Happythought Next time Ill tell her Nowe keep the trays in piles on the floorIs this Christian No for she iswell meaning and wishes to do arightand I dont doubt every glance of myeye sends a thrill of inexplainable discomfort through herBut as a profession al nurse she is thebjggoiit Joke I ever saw Everjr WhereFlannel in SummerIt is a mistake to abandon the -wearingof flannels in sumssr consideringthe suSa changes of our cliixyit theerratic conditions a rui atmospherewhich sjcuYittmes gives us a July daycoider and more bleak than one in January A good way to wash ordinaryflannel is to pour strong boiling soapsuds ovr if in a tub When coolenough to allow the hand to bear itpour off the suds and add boiling hotclean water let this stand as beforethen pour off and add more boilingclean water When cool enough squeezethe garments but do not wring or rubStretch immediately on a line in thehot sun or by a hot fire pressing out thewater with the hand as it settles in thedependent parts of the garmentsStretch the flannel as soon as the wateris pressed out keeping it hot until dryas much as possible This treatmentwill keep woolen garments soft andpliable till worn out HousewifeIVejLjroes IiOHins ValueNortherner If the negroesfv11UAkdoju amnotVTit3I- iSCHOOL AND CHURCHl r14WT 7 llTOTlBaptist church of Montclair N J was yformerly pastor of the Seventh Baptist rchurch of Baltimore but has been en- ygaged for a year in literary work Twoyears ago he made a trip around the VvorldSir Isaac Pitman the shorthandman and vegetarian who died a shorttime ago arose every morning at fouroclock and- went to his desk where he1worked with short pauses only for nissimple meals until ten at night OnSundays he preached in the Sweden- iborgian churchyArchbishop Martinelluthe apostolicdelegate and representative of the 7-pope in the United States has just sustained a severe loss by the death of hisonly surviving brother the Augustinianmonk Father Aurelius Martinelli Thearchbishops other brother CardinalMartinelli died two or three years agoCollege oarsmen will give a remarkable dinner soon in London Theirguests will be four old university oarswho have attained high judicial rankLord Macnaghten lord of appeal in ordinance Lord Esher master of therolls and Lord Justices of Appeal A LJmith and Chitty the last three constituting one half of the British courtof appeals The provost of Eton alsoaa old Blue will presideThe setting apart of an Episcopaldeaconess in Connecticut says a tspondent has given rise to the state-meilt that she had taken orders in theEpiscopal church whereas women are--notordained or admitted to orders in -theEpiscopal church and deaconesses iare not in any sense ministers but onlyauthorized helpers in the charitable andguild work of the church and are not Callowed to preach or to conduct publicservicesiBEHIND THE PURDAH JNDIAil Artie UiKBHow She Knew-vrtMMiiidiisaikVeil of Dignity Which Shuts Womenfrom the WorldAn Englishman bent on masteringthe mysteries of their code of worshipattended Hindoo debates where the orthodox and the advanced school met together in discussion Can you tellme he inquired at last confused bythe arguments and counter argumentstossed like shuttlecocks from one to another of one single article of yourcreed which you all hold in commonWe all believe one of them repliedin the sanctity of a cow and in the depravity of a womanAs a rule they act up to this article ofbelief or rather they live down to itYet once upon a time even in Indiathere seems to have been a golden agefor women Their present socialtion is traced to the Mohammedanvasion The country was harassed byiirruptions of Arabs and Persians f romthe year 1000 until it was conquered bySultan Baber in 1525 The Moslemsbrought with them not only ravage andbloodshed but many evils hitherto unknown in the country The Hindoohomes were robbed of their women andjjirls to fill the harems or zenanasas they were called in India and theHindoos shut up their wives anddaughters in order to protect themOnly the higher castes could do this effectually Stern necessity requiredthat the poorer girls and women shouldwork and it offers degrees of liberty on va descending scale The higher thjcaste the more complete the seclusionIt is computed that at least 50000011girls and women live behind the purdah or curtain metaphorically a veilof dignity which shuts them off fromthe outer world It is not from want oinatural humanity that a zenana is thedarkest part of the house and farthestaway from the entrance into the streetA JJinddo is very religious it is saidthat he even sins -religiously Hiisacred book tells him that a womanmust be protected that she must notlbe allowed to look out of a Avindow intothe streets that no man except a nearrelation must look on her face and iishe offend she may be corrected by arope a whip or a cane LondonQuiverJapun and Russia in CotcaThe little kingdom of Corea whoseaffairs furnished the ostensible provocation of the war between Japan andChina and whose king has recentlybeen under the guardianship of Russiahas passed under what is practically ajoint protectorate of Japan and Russia The two governments have signedan agreement by which each is to station a limited force of troops in Coreafor the protection of their settlements-Both powers also agree to give Coreafinancial aid Japan is to control thetelegraph lines except a new line toSeoul which Russia is to build Thisagreement seems to settle rivalrieswhich at one time wore rather a threatening aspect Youths Companion mAfter a Long Silence vMrs Somers The man in the flatabove has sung and whistled and 7knocked over furniture all the evening Do you suppose he has suddenlybecome daftMr Somers Oh no hes all TightHis baby went away for theday N Y JournalUnimnglnable SilenceYou will be sorry for the way youhave neglected me when I am silent inthe tomb said Mrs Peck Think of -thatMy dear said Mr Peck as innoDently as he could I cannot imaginesuch a thing Indianapolis Journallenting the Sunday gchools in Brook- rtyu marched m line on May 28 m comtuemoratipn of the sixty eighthversary of the Brooklyn Sunday SchoolunionEev Dr H Allen Tupper Jr who -is been calledi to the pastorate of thef1 - v - W f -apiece No sab N Y WeeklyI Adams 3 reemanvhzfVA - fC -vvmU14-prosper in freedom how do you explain J He What makes 3011 think that Baldv Ohe fact that their average wealth nowv erly will soon ask you to marry him -s 300 apiece i She Dont mention it to anyone butSoutherner Three hundred dollahs I know his income isnt large and hesWhats that Why bef oi the wah they beginning to argue with me that plainpouldnt liave been bomrhti foh S600 Hvincr TDrombtes the best cornnlevinnt hv-itl--vsx q1 fVntA5SyJ4- jAttici s--aJ HvscWii